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Why do you love music? What kind of music gets you right in the heart? We’d like to hear your thoughts on the discussion at our Facebook page.

• Written by SM Admin on May 30, 2012

‘Tis the season to drag out the carols and traditional songs. But do we mindlessly mouth the well-worn words of all those all-too-familiar Christmas standards? We asked the Simply Music staff to tell us about their favorite seasonal songs, and discovered a treasure trove of…

• Written by SM Admin on Dec 16, 2011
• blog, Christmas, holidays, seasons, simply music, songs

In the last edition we talked about what music moves you as a listener. This month we’d like to know more about the music you play – what are the pieces that move you and why? Do you have a piece that you’ve always wanted…

• Written by SM Admin on Apr 26, 2011

Recently I went to a wonderful concert featuring trio Ensemble Liaison. They comprise a pianist, a cellist and a clarinettist, and for a classical group, they show an admirable sense of adventure. In the first half they collaborated with Australian jazz legend Tony Gould on…

• Written by SM Admin on Dec 20, 2010
• gordon harvey, music, simply music

The piano’s exact birth date is lost in the haze of history. All we know is that it was invented by the Italian harpsichord maker Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. He developed his new music machine to overcome the limitations of the keyboard instruments…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Sep 20, 2010
• create, gordon harvey, learn, music, piano, playing, simply music, Stuart & Sons, the playground

It was a tribute to the life-changing power of music (as well as the wonders of the internet) when the world was charmed by the story and the voice of Susan Boyle when she sang “I Dreamed a Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent and showed…

• Written by SM Admin on Apr 2, 2010
• britain's got talent, les miserables, lessons, method, music, piano, recording, simply music, susan boyle, the playground